ASIN: B008V3INFC
Publisher: MLML Enterprises
Pages: 397
Nineteen-year old Ruthie Steadman married a man she scarcely knew, moved to a foreign place she couldn't locate on a map and lived among people whose language and culture she struggled to understand -- all because she believed that God had called her to missionary service. She and her new husband settled in an out-of-the-way place in Venezuela in the 1920's at a time when a dictator ruled the country and tradition controlled the town. Missionary life turned out to be quite different from what she anticipated. Ruthie imagined living in a cozy little mission house -- not a cockroach-infested shack with a roof that leaked during rainy season. She dreamed of recounting Bible stories to crowds of eager children; yet no matter how hard Ruthie tried to learn the language, she had difficulty hearing and remembering the words. While her husband Ander engaged in real mission work, Ruthie's days ...
